Coaching Is Not A Responsibility Towards Winning, But A Commitment Towards Your Players.
Teach The Right Lessons, Lead With Passion, Discipline, Energy And Purpose Will Follow.
This I believe is where many often go wrong in the world of athletics. They want to take shortcuts to the top, they believe that they can turnaround a team in a week and they want to show off all the work and shortcomings they use to try and make that happen. What they don't realize however, is the value of character, ethics and leadership. I have seen coaches put 15 hours into a scouting report, forget about the development and attitude of their players and think that sole scouting preparation will lead them to a win instead of working WITH their players in practice preparing their minds and bodies and improving what they can actually control.
As a coach you must demand not excellence but purpose. Excellence is expecting perfection while purpose is a positive attitude, good choices and the commitment towards giving your absolute best effort. You must stick to your principles. Teams become closer when they are pushed yet the coach shows them trust, respect and genuine care. If a team sees a coach who just wants to win, or is selfish when receiving a victory, that team will lose its purpose.
This is why I'm so excited to be a part of the program here at Concordia University. Working in a atmosphere that supports your values and coaching philosophy makes it so fulfilling to come to work every day. I strive to make my mark and am excited for the possibilities of the season.
"It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring."
Alfred Adler used this quote in his book "What Life Should Mean To You." It stresses that concern and sincerity are paramount in the lives of others (including athletes). Show them that and the teaching of basketball becomes a much more understandable process. Show them that and good character and hard work becomes second nature. Show them that and your team, your staff will enjoy the lessons of sport, work hard and together in their daily endeavors, treat others with care, win humbly, lose with respect and most of all take pride in knowing they were a part of something that made it possible for them to live their dreams and become better people.
My question to you is what does life mean for you??
Do you take shortcuts to try and win or do you make a commitment towards others??
Coach Rohr
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